It’s shaping up to be a pretty packed summer.
On Tuesday, June 9, I am giving a public talk at the JCC in Long Beach about our family journey which intersects so many communities and issues. I will be enriching my presentation with insights from cultural and religious texts, reading from my book, signing – it will be a terrific event. Please come!
I will be interviewed live on Father’s Day, June 21, on KLBP-FM, focusing, of course, on our family story, but also on breaking so many ‘you can’t’ stigmas in getting this book published: as a queer writer, a middle-age debut author, and a non-native language speaker. I’ve done dozens of podcast and radio interviews, but this will be my first live, in-person studio interview, which also makes it special.
The 50th issue of my newsletter, Blessing the Sea, is out, recounting an incredible learning experience of touring the Navajo Nation earlier this spring. Take a look!
I am looking forward to participating in “Joan Didion’s California” panel at the upcoming 29 Palms Book Festival. Didion has been a primary influence on me as a non-fiction writer, speficially, her meticulous deconstruction of social issues through the lens of a personal experience. I’ve also taught her memoir A Year of Magical Thinking in my English classes and have much to say about it.
On the organizers’ request, I will be contributing an article about Didion to the Festival program.
There are more events being planned, so stay tuned!
Lane Igoudin | Author, Professor, Dad 